Lamborghini has launched the Lamborghini Urus in
India for a price of INR 3 crore (ex-showroom). The Urus is the third model
from the raging bull in the country.
The Lamborghini Urus is Lamborghini’s second SUV
after the classic Lamborghini LM002. Lamborghini has built the high-performance
coupe-SUV on the basis of the MLB-Evo platform. For now, a 4.0-litre bi-turbo
V8 petrol engine is standard. This engine develops 650 PS at 6,500 rpm and 850
Nm of torque from 2,250-4,500 rpm.
An 8-speed automatic transmission and a 4WD
system work together to send drive to the wheels. The exotic SUV features a
Torsen central self-locking differential for providing high control and agility
in all driving conditions. It features active torque vectoring via a rear
differential and rear-wheel steering as well.
Lamborghini claims a 0-100 km/h acceleration time
and a top speed of 3.6 seconds and 305 km/h respectively. The driver can choose
from six drive modes: Strada, Sport, Corsa, Neve (snow), Terra (off-road) and
Sabbia (sand). There’s also an option to customise the drive via an ‘EGO’ mode.
Stopping power is provided by carbon ceramic disc brakes at the front (440 mm x
40 mm) and rear (370 mm x 30 mm).
A plug-in hybrid Lamborghini Urus will arrive at a
later date, but there are absolutely no plans for a diesel Lamborghini Urus, or
any diesel Lamborghini for that matter. It’s unknown whether the electrified
variant will arrive in India or not.
Lamborghini plans to build about 1,000 units of the
“Super SUV” this year and ramp up the production to 3,500 units in 2019. Of the
1,000 units for 2018, it has allocated only 25-30 units to India. The entire
batch for 2018 is sold-out and dealerships are now accepting bookings for
deliveries that will take place in 2019. With the Urus, Lamborghini expects its
sales to grow by 2.5-3 times in India. Deliveries of the new high-performance
SUV will commence in May this year.